# NTSB CHI77FEI17: Cessna 172I, N8475L, Willoughby, OH, April 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 10, 1977
- Place: Willoughby, OH · WILLOUGHBY, OH
- Location: 41.6453° N, 81.4144° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willoughby, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6453&lon=-81.4144&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEI17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2278  77/4/10    WILLOUGHBY,OH       CESSNA 172I         CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1005                    N8475L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST NATION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WILLOUGHBY,OH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8475L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8475L-1977-06-21), registration cancelled 1977-06-21, S/N 17256675, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lost Nation

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770410007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770410007909A), Apr 10, 1977: Cessna 172I, Willoughby, OH, Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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